'''ILook''' is an all-in-one [[computer forensics]] suite currently maintained by the [[Internal Revenue Service]] ([[IRS]]). It is available free of charge to law enforcement agencies and certain US government agencies. iLook is not available to the general public.

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'''ILook''' is an all-in-one [[computer forensics]] suite originally created by Elliot Spencer and currently maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury [[Internal Revenue Service]] Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) Electronic Crimes Program. It was made available at no cost to law enforcement agencies and US government agencies at the discretion of the IRS-CI, but is not available to the general public.

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The suite consists of the [[ILook External Imager]] ([[IXimager]]), an analysis program, and a few utilities. IXimager is a Linux-based custom boot CD that produces forensically authenticatable compressed output. The imager is generated from a licensed copy of iLook. Version 8 is the currently distributed version of iLook.

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Elliot Spencer publicly announced on May 9, 2008, via the ILook users Yahoo! group, the end of ILook. Due to the end of federal funding for continued development, the currently released ILook 8.0.18 is the final version. Spencers company, Perlustro, is developing a new commercial version of ILook, but no further updates of the free version will be forthcoming. Currently licensed users will still be able to renew their licenses for the foreseeable future, but no new ILook licenses will be issued.

Latest revision as of 19:36, 1 April 2010

ILook is an all-in-one computer forensics suite originally created by Elliot Spencer and currently maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) Electronic Crimes Program. It was made available at no cost to law enforcement agencies and US government agencies at the discretion of the IRS-CI, but is not available to the general public.

Elliot Spencer publicly announced on May 9, 2008, via the ILook users Yahoo! group, the end of ILook. Due to the end of federal funding for continued development, the currently released ILook 8.0.18 is the final version. Spencers company, Perlustro, is developing a new commercial version of ILook, but no further updates of the free version will be forthcoming. Currently licensed users will still be able to renew their licenses for the foreseeable future, but no new ILook licenses will be issued.